Wright Chalfant Morrow
Full Name: Wright Chalfant MorrowDate of birth: October 12, 1858
Date of death: October 6, 1942
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 10 | Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 9, 1917 | 34th (1) 33rd (2) (3) | Democrat | Hillsboro / Hill | Senate President Pro Tempore (33rd) | Ellis, Hill, Johnson |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 34th Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 33rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 9/23/1914, 3rd C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 33rd Legislature - List of Senators elected on November 5, 1912, oath of office administered, 1/14/1913, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) 34th Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 33rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 9/23/1914, 3rd C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 33rd Legislature - List of Senators elected on November 5, 1912, oath of office administered, 1/14/1913, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 48th Legislature, R.S., HSR 106, 2/19/1943, pp. 509-511. Relatives: Wright Chalfant Morrow and Benjamin D. Tarlton - brothers-in-law. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 48th Legislature, R.S., SR 40, 2/22/1943, p. 258-260. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Honorary, February 1938, p. 37. Texas Bar Journal.
- Memorial, November 1942, p. 435. Texas Bar Journal.
- Wright C. Morrow, birth date 10/12/1858 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky; death date 10/6/1942 in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas; retired jurist. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Wright Chalfant Morrow, birth date 10/12/1858, death date 10/6/1942, son of William Watt Morrow and Gabriella Chalfant Morrow, burial in Hillsboro City Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "Judge Wright Morrow Is Dead," Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger, 10/7/1942, p. 1, crediting Cooke County Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Morrow (W.C.) papers, 1922-1942, bulk 1922: inventory. Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin, 2009.
- W.C. Morrow Papers: An Inventory of W.C. Morrow Papers at the Texas State Archives, 1900-1919, bulk 1915-1916. Texas Archival Resources Online, 2010. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. W.C. Morrow, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.C. Morrow, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.C. Morrow, Texas Jurists Collection
- 33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 34th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, south wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
Senate Committees
- Attorney General's Department, Investigate
- Congressional Districts
- Constitutional Amendments
- Internal Improvements
- Judicial Districts
- Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)
- Labor
- Privileges and Elections
- Roads, Bridges and Ferries
- Senatorial Districts
- Towns and City Corporations
- Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
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